It’s Friday which means we are over at Kirkus! Today Thea reviews the fourth issue of Vertigo Quarterly CMYK, the Black issue. If you haven’t heard, Vertigo Comics came up with a brilliant anthology concept last year, to release…
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Hello everyone, and Happy Sunday! This week, Thea is preparing for Ana’s visit to NYC, so let’s dive right in, shall we? Around the Interwebs: Charlie Jane Anders named Editor in Chief for io9 – Last week, Annalee Newitz,…
“It’s still our world down there, Dr. Nelson,” she said, “but that’s like saying that the ice ten thousand feet beneath the arctic icepack is, too. Yeah, it is, but not anything we know. Our government has spent thirty…
Old School Wednesdays: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Today we are thrilled to be a stop on the blog tour for Inked, the debut speculative fiction young adult novel from Eric Smith! This is no ordinary blog tour post – because today not only do we get…
It’s Friday, which means we Book Smugglers are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea is list-making (yes, yes, again) – this time with horror on the high seas in mind. After reading The Deep by Nick Cutter (author of The…
As you probably know by now, Old School Wednesdays is a new weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when we were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Let’s dive right into this week’s news and stash, shall we? Free Ebooks + A Sale + Announcements: Hey hey hey, everyone! Did you hear? All of our standalone Book Smugglers Publishing ebooks are…
Holy indestructible alloy, Captain Stupendous! Geeks, Girls and Secret Identities is fun. …
HAPPY SMUGGLIVUS, EVERYONE! Today is our official blogoversary – we are seven (seven!!!!) years old today. We’ve had a multitude of wonderful authors, bloggers, and SFF fans as guest contributors over the past several weeks. We’ve listed our own…
The Feats of Strength are an integral part of our annual Smugglivus Tradition. In previous years, the Feats of Strength were a challenge in which we dared each other to read a book that we knew was so far…
Hello everyone and HAPPY NEW YEAR! It’s officially 2015 – which means that the end of Smugglivus is upon us. Hold on, because it’s going to be an action-packed few days. Giveaway Winners: First, we have two giveaway winners…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea takes over with a review of the last book she read in 2014: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. A pre- and post-apocalyptic fable about a…
Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing obscene amounts of books, we also obsess over multiple television shows, movies, video games, and all other manner of geekery. With that in mind, we…
Smugglivus 2014: Announcing Retold: Six Fairytales Reimagined (& Giveaway)
Hello everyone! Happy Holidays! Smugglivus is in full swing, and today we have a special announcement. As you may know, we published six original short stories this year – all following the theme of Subversive Fairy Tales – online…
Hello everyone and happy holidays! We have some exciting news to announce this Christmas Eve. As you may know, this year, we Book Smugglers embarked on our publishing venture: Book Smugglers Publishing. We released six short stories, publishing them…
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Hopefully many of you are on holiday break, or getting ready to spend some time off. Let’s get down to business, shall we? This Week on The Book Smugglers: Today, Andrea K. Höst kicks…
It’s Friday, which means we’re over at Kirkus! Today Thea takes over with a list of the best speculative fiction titles of 2014… …that she hasn’t read yet. Go forth here to get the full scoop.…
The Ninety-Ninth Bride by Catherine F. King Published 12/16/2014 | 9,560 Words “When the Sultan has arrived and is at ease, ask that I tell you a story. Do you like stories?” Dunya is just fifteen years of age…
The Ninety-Ninth Bride: Catherine F. King on Inspirations & Influences
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In this feature, we invite writers to talk about their new books, older titles, and their…
Welcome to Smugglivus 2014! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2014, looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2015, and more. Who: Foz…
It’s Tuesday, which means we’re over at Kirkus! (Well, not usually, but today that is the case!) Today, Thea takes over with some list-making with short fiction on the brain… Because sometimes, during the hectic rush of the holidays,…
Today we are delighted to be a stop on the official blog tour for This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner. Thea loved These Broken Stars, the first book in this trilogy, so of course we were…
A Smugglerific Cover: The Ninety-Ninth Bride by Catherine F. King
Today we are most delighted to unveil the sixth and final cover of Book Smugglers Publishing’s inaugural 2014 Fairytale Retellings line-up! Without further ado, BEHOLD! The smugglerific cover! About the Story “When the Sultan has arrived and is at…
Hello everyone and welcome to week 2 of Smugglivus! We’ve got a busy week ahead, so let’s just jump right in, shall we? Shutter Giveaway Winners: The winners have been chosen for each of the three prizes! And they…